On the'i 4th, we paired Cook’s Straits, without feeing them, on the eaft fide of
* Toaipoonamoo, The land confifts of high ridges of mountains^ whofe tops,
streaked with fnow, had but little verdure upon them i and, at the bottom of
ihem, we faw but little low land.
In the afternoon, four double canoes, in which were fifty-feven. people, came
off to us .j they had fome leaves about their heads, but few cl.oa.ths on their bodies,
and feemed to be poor wretches. They kept aloof from us, nor could we perfuade
ihem to-traffic with us.
On the 16th, we failed along ihore, and had frequent calms. About noon we
gaffed a broad opening which feemed to divide the land; on the N. W. fide of
which is afmall bay, which we named Gore’s Bay. In the evening the land tended
away to the S.W. and formed in various bluff points, and was, within, of a
middling height, very broken, and feme what bare. We faw fome fmoke, but
were not-near enough to make any accurate obfervations. We paffed alfo the appearance
offeveral good harbours-
On the 17th,- we faw more land which ftill tended away to the S.W. and, it ispro-
foable, the ftraits we faw is a paffage between the main or land we failed along the day
foe-fore and the iiland or land we faw this day j or this may, perhaps, be a con-
iinuation of the larger- About the middle of this iiland, which we called Banks’s.
Ifland, there fee ms to be a fine large bay. We hauled in bur wind!, and ffood' to the
«aft, one of the lieutenants being perfuaded that he faw land in. that quarter; but,
+ in the evening, we bore away to the fouth, and, bn the i 8 th, Latitudie1 45'0 16',
•we. hauled in our wind, and ftood to the weft, being certain that we could not mifs
o f land if there was any fe far to the fouth. In the evening we faw vaft ihoals of
grampuffes and bottle-nofed porpoifes-
On the 1.9th, ftanding ftill to the weftward, with a briik breeze, in the fore*-
sioon, we difcovered high land fouth ward of us, being then; by our reckonings
* Or the Land of Poenamo©, which is the name by which the natives diftinguiih the fouthern divi—
ifipra ©f this ifland, and where the Poonamoo, or Green Stone, is found. The northern diviiion of New
Zealand is called by ftteqi Eahelno -Man wn.
thirtythirty
three leagues to the weftward, and eight fouthward of the land we had.parted
from when we failed to the eaft. We hauled in our wind and ftood for it.
On the 20th, in the morning, we were, near the land, which formed ama-gree-
able view to the naked eye. The hills were of a moderate height, having flats that
extended from them a long way, bordered by a perpendicular rocky cliff next to
the fear but, when viewed through our glaffes. dhef.land appeared very barren,
having only a few trees in the-valleys, or furrows of the hills, and had no %ns o f
inhabitants. The air was very fharp and cold.
Having beat to windward for feveral days without gaining any way, with the
weather gloomy and very cold, on Saturday, the 24th, we had a frefli breeze from
the north, which carried us round the outermoft point, which we called Cape
Saunders : beyond which the land tended away to the S. W.
The next day, the 25th, we had variable winds and calms-till the afternoon-,- '
and then we had the wind from the S. W. which was-direiHy againft us‘: it blew
very violently, and we were,obliged to go under fore and main fails; and tore our
fore-fail in pieces. The land thereabout was pretty high, indifferently well- covered
with trees, but had no figns of inhabitants J
On the 27th, it continued blowing hard from-the S. W,we lay to all'day:: at
length the wind abated, but continued« in our teeth. Thermometer 46..
On the 4 * of March, after having beat about near a week, by the favour of a-
breeze from the north, we ‘got .light of Tand again; which tended away to the.
S. W. and by W. and appeared to be of great extent. We had a continual rolling
fwell from, the S. W.. and faw the appearance of a. harbour, which, we named Mou-
lineux’s Harbour, after the name of the mailer of our fhip. We had light breezes and
calms till the ninth ; -and, at the dawn of that day; we narrowly efcaped running
the flnp upon a ledge, or parcel of craggy rocks; fome'of which were but juft feen
above water. They were luckily: difcovered, by the midffiipman's going to the
maft head. The breeze being moderate,, we put the helm, a-lee, and were delivered
from this imminent danger ,by the good- providence -of God. The land,
^ which